Gas-generator.



C. F. RUKES.

GAS GENERATOR. APPLICATION FILED JAN.16,1911.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

ATTORNEYS CHARLES FREMONT RUKES, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

GAS-GENERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Application filed January 16, 1911. Serial No. 602,903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OiIARLns FnnnoN'r Runes, a citizen of the United States, re siding at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gas-Generators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in gas generators, and consists in certain novel constructions, and combinations of parts hereinatter described and claimed.

In the drawings is shown a perspective view of the improvement, with a part of the casing thereof broken away.

The embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings comprises a casing 1 substantially cylindrical in form, and adapted to contain water as shown. The water does not till the casing, and a considerable space is left in the casing above the level of the water.

A hopper 2 is supported in the casing above the water level, and the upper edge of the hopper is provided with radial portforated lugs 3, which fit against the under taco of the casing, and may be secured thereto by rivets or bolts. The hopper delivers into a box l, arranged transversely of the hopper and having an opening in its top registering with the end of the hopper. The box is open at one end, and the bottom 5 ot the box is hinged to the other end.

The box bottom is limited in its downward or opening movement by a rectangular loop 6, which encircles the end of the box and the bottom. The loop is provided with a rod 7 extending upwardly from the loop, and passing through an opening in the casing top. The rod is provided with a cross bar 8, forming a handle, at its upper end, and by means of the handle the bottom may be moved toward or "from the box. It will be evident that when the rectangular loop is moved toward the open end of the box, the bottom will be lifted toward the box, thus lessening the inclination of the said bottom with respect to the box, and that when the rod is moved in the opposite direction, the inclination of the bottom will be increased. It will be understood that the rod passes through an opening in the top of the case 1, so that the handle 6 is accessible. The loop is retained in its adjusted position by its engagement with the box 1. A shaft 9 is j ournaled longitudinally of the case, in bearing brackets 10 and 11, the former on the casing top, and the latter on the side wall, and the shaft passes through the top as shown.

- A collar 12 is held adj ustably on the rod, by means of a set screw 13, and an arm 14: extends radially from the rod toward the bottom of the box. The free end of the rod is provided with a ball or knob 15, and the bottom is provided with an angle plate 16, secured by one end to the free end of the said bottom. The tree side of the plate extends downwardly from the door, in position for engagement by the knob. An arm 18 is provided with a bearing 19 encircling the rod outside of the casing, and held adjustably on the rod by a set screw 20 passing through the bearing and engaging the rod. The free end of the arm is limited in its movement by a pair of spaced lugs 21 on the free side 22 of an angle plate whose other side 23 is secured to the top of the case. A pair of electromagnets 21 is arranged on each side of the arm, and the said magnets are interposed in a circuit comprising a pair at loads 25 and 2(3, and a battery 27 or other source of elect rical energy.

The pairs of magnets, when supplied with current, act alternately to attract the arm 18, and to oscillate the rod 9. As the rod oscillates, the bell or hammer 15 strikes the angle plate 16, and jars the bottom 5 of the box, to shake some carbid into the water 01 the casing. The circuit in which the magnets are interposed, is made and broken, by means of a switch lever 28. The lever is pivoted at one end to a post 29 on a base ring 30, inserted in an opening in the top oi the casing. The tree end of the lever its between a pair of contact bars 31, which are the terminals of the circuit. A diaphragm 32 of some flexible tough material, is arranged in the ring, and a yoke 33 is secured to the center of the diaphragm by its body portion, and the lever is pivoted between the arms. \Vhen the diaphragm is pushed outward the lever is lifted from between the contact bars, and breaks the circuit.

In operation, the hopper is filled with carbid, by means of an opening in the top above the said hopper, and the casing is supplied with water. TVhenever the gas in the casing or holder does not exert suliicient pressure to push the diaphragm outwardly, the free end of the lever 28 falls between the contact bars 31, and closes the circuit, thus energizing the magnets. The magnets now act on the arm 18, vibrating the same, and oscillating the rod 9. The hammer 15 strikes the lug or angle plate 16, and jars the bottom 5, which is inclined as shown, thus shaking off some carbid into the water. The gas generated by the carbid and water pushes out the diaphragm, when sufiicient pressure is generated, and opens the circuit. The inclination of the bottom 5 may be varied, by moving the loop toward or from the hopper, and the bottom prevents any great amount of carbid from leaving the hopper. It will be evident that the operation is entirely automatic, and that a practically constant pressure of gas will be maintained.

I claim 1. A gas generator comprising a holder adapted to contain water in the bottom thereof, a hopper supported in thehold-er, a box below the hopper and into which the hopper delivers, said box having one end open and having its bottom hinged to the other end, a loop encircling the box and bottom and holding the bottom inclined toward the open end of the box, a rod connected with the loop and extending out of the holder to permit the loop to be moved toward or from the holder to vary the inclination of the bottom, a rod journaled vertically in the holder and extending above the same, a ring adjustable on the rod, an arm extending radially from the ring adjacent to the box and having a hammer for engaging the bottom to jar the same when the rod is oscillated, an arm on the upper end of the rod, a pair of magnets on each side of the arm, means for limiting the movement of the arm, an electric circuit in which the magnets are interposed, a switch lever for closing the circuit, the holder having an opening in its top, a flexible diaphragm in the opening, and a connection between the lever and the diaphragm for operating the lever.

2. A gas generator comprising a holder adapted to contain water in the bottom thereof, a hopper supported in the holder, a box below the hopper and into which the hopper delivers, said box having one end open and having its bottom hinged to the other end, a loop encircling the box and bottom and holding the bottom inclined toward the open end of the box, a rod connected with the loop and extending out of the holder to permit the loop to be moved toward or from the holder to vary the inclination of the bottom, a rod journaled vertically in the holder and extending above the same, a ring adjustable on the rod, an arm extending radially from the ring adjacent to the box and having a hammer for engaging the bottom to jar the same when the rod is oscillated, an arm on the upper end of the rod, a pair of magnets on each side of the arm, an electric circuit in which the magnets are interposed, a switch for opening and closing the circuit, the holder having an opening, and a diaphragm in the opening and connected with the switch for operating the same.

3. A gas generator comprising a holder adapted to contain water in the bottom thereof, a hopper supported in the holder, a box below the hopper and into which the hopper delivers, said. box having one end open and having its bottom hinged to the other end, a loop encircling the box and bottom and holding the bottom inclined toward the open end of the box, a rod connected with the loop and extending out of the holder to permit the loop to be moved toward or from the holder to vary the inclination of the bottom, a rod j ournaled vertically in the holder and extending above the same, a ring adjust-able on the rod, an arm extending radially from the ring adjacent to the box and having a hammer for engaging the bottom to jar the same when the rod is oscillated, an electromagnet for oscillating the rod, an electric circuit for the magnet, a switch for opening and closing the circuit, a diaphragm acted upon bythe pressure of the holder and connected with the switch for operating the same.

t. A gas generator comprising a holder adapted to contain water in the bottom thereof, a hopper supported in the holder, a box belowthe hopper and into which the hopper delivers, said box having one end open and having its bottom hinged to the other end, a loop encircling the box and bottom and holding the bottom inclined toward the open end of the box, a rod connected with the loop and extending out of the holder to permit the loop to be moved toward or from the holder to vary the inclination of the bottom, means for jarring the bottom, an electromagnet for operating said means, a circuit for the magnet, a switch for opening and closing the circuit, and a diaphragm acted upon by the pressure in the holder and connected with the switch for operating the same.

5. A gas generator comprising aholder adapted to contain water in the bottom thereof, a hopper supported in the holder, a box below the hopper and into which the hopper delivers, said box having one end open and having its bottom hinged to the other end, means for holding the bottom in inclined position, means for varying the degree of inclination, means for arring the bottom, an electromagnet for operating the said means, a circuit for the magnet, a switch for opening and closing the circuit, and a flexible diaphragm acted upon by the gas in the holder and connected with the switch for operating the same.

6. A gas generator comprising a holder adapted to contain water in the bottom gas and water, an inclined plate for supplying carbid to the water, means for supplying :arbid to the plate, means for varying the 15 inclination of the plate, means for jarring thereof, a hopper supported in the holder, a box below the hopper and into which the hopper delivers, said box having an inclined bottom, means for varying the degree of in l clination, means for jarring the bottom, an the plate, and means actuated by variations electromagnet for operting said means, a of pressure in the holder for actuating the circuit for the magnet, a switch for opening jarring means. and closin the circuit, and a diaphra m 1 w a H 1 acted upon by the pressure in the holder 51d I CHALLES P RLMONI connected with the switch for operating the l Witnesses:

l JOHN J. RAFFER'LY,

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